Adrian Allen
@nornirnlib.bsky.social
Northern Irish molecular bacteriologist 🧬 🦠 interested in disease ecology, tuberculosis, reading, sci-fi, guitar 🎸, association football, hiking and dog walking.
And this little fella was perched on a hydrangea, taking it all in.
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
And this little fella was perched on a hydrangea, taking it all in.
Autumn scenes from @nationaltrust.org.uk Mount Stewart at the golden hour.
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Autumn scenes from @nationaltrust.org.uk Mount Stewart at the golden hour.
County Fermanagh on Hallowe'en night. Sunset over the river Erne.
November 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
County Fermanagh on Hallowe'en night. Sunset over the river Erne.
Just before our Acer drops its leaves for autumn each year, it goes this fiery red. Almost luminous in the golden hour light of dawn.
October 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Just before our Acer drops its leaves for autumn each year, it goes this fiery red. Almost luminous in the golden hour light of dawn.
Nice shot of the rear of the Lanyon Building and quad at the old alma Mater on the way to the gig.
October 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Nice shot of the rear of the Lanyon Building and quad at the old alma Mater on the way to the gig.
Brilliant gig by Richard Hawley at Mandela Hall, QUB last night.
October 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Brilliant gig by Richard Hawley at Mandela Hall, QUB last night.
Remembering the 2011 White House correspondents' dinner when Obama mocked Trump about how he'd turn the place into a low rent casino / hotel
October 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Remembering the 2011 White House correspondents' dinner when Obama mocked Trump about how he'd turn the place into a low rent casino / hotel
30 pages in and already hooked.
October 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
30 pages in and already hooked.
Autumn has arrived in Dundonald. Virginia creeper and Quercus rubra going glossy red.
October 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Autumn has arrived in Dundonald. Virginia creeper and Quercus rubra going glossy red.
....into chutney.
September 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
....into chutney.
Spend today turning 1.2 kilos of these and elephant garlic from the garden.....
September 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Spend today turning 1.2 kilos of these and elephant garlic from the garden.....
Someone pointed out this likeness to me a few days back. I mean...wrong 'un.
September 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Someone pointed out this likeness to me a few days back. I mean...wrong 'un.
Reminded today by @tomchivers.bsky.social and @stuartjritchie.bsky.social on the Studies Show podcast of this marvelous typo by the Telegraph.
September 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Reminded today by @tomchivers.bsky.social and @stuartjritchie.bsky.social on the Studies Show podcast of this marvelous typo by the Telegraph.
@davidwylie.bsky.social was behind the German goal in the first half to see Isaac Price net his strike. Lovely stuff. #gawa
September 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
@davidwylie.bsky.social was behind the German goal in the first half to see Isaac Price net his strike. Lovely stuff. #gawa
Meanwhile, in work.
September 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Meanwhile, in work.
Hamish is blissfully unaware of his ancestors' role in hunting mammoths.
August 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Hamish is blissfully unaware of his ancestors' role in hunting mammoths.
Great synthesis of an hypothesis that our success as a species might have been greatly aided by dogs.
August 31, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Great synthesis of an hypothesis that our success as a species might have been greatly aided by dogs.
On Slieve Binnian in the Mournes today.
August 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
On Slieve Binnian in the Mournes today.
Truly alarming reminder of what child mortality, more than half of it due to infectious disease, was like a mere two centuries ago.
August 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Truly alarming reminder of what child mortality, more than half of it due to infectious disease, was like a mere two centuries ago.
AI had a really good go at trying to find a source for this pic....
August 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
AI had a really good go at trying to find a source for this pic....
Have had this on my shelf for a long time. Started reading a week or so ago. Utter gem of a read.
August 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Have had this on my shelf for a long time. Started reading a week or so ago. Utter gem of a read.
Enjoying this. Great read. I'm sure there are other hypotheses out there as well as the pagan continuity hypothesis. But this is well presented and compelling.
July 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Enjoying this. Great read. I'm sure there are other hypotheses out there as well as the pagan continuity hypothesis. But this is well presented and compelling.